Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$428	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	42	77
🏙️ Population	1.13M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6137th and 4879th ($915 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7527th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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	Maputo	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$27624

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753